What happened ??

" Del... stop joking around " Hira said in a low voice.

" Wow !! how did you know it was me ? " Delun asked Hira.

" I guessed " Hira replied.

" Great " He said.

" By the way, where are you going ? " Delun asked Hira.

" To home " Hira replied.

" Come on. Let me give you a ride " Delun said to Niha.

" No Thanks. I want to walk " Hira replied.

" Okay then. I'll walk with you " Delun said.

While they were walking, Delun noticed that Hira was thinking about something very intensely. So he asked " What are you thinking ? ". Hira didn't respond to his question. Then Delun stopped walking. But Hira didn't notice him and she kept walking.

Delun held her hand and said " Hira I'm talking to you ".

Hira came to her senses and asked " Ahh What happened ? ".

" What's wrong with you ? You seem so preoccupied " Delun said to Hira.

" Nothing " Hira replied.

" Stop lying. Something is running through your mind. I could see it " Delun said to Hira.

Hira thought for a while and said " Hmm. You're right. My head is spinning ".

" Let's go " Delun said. Later Delun started his car. In the car, Hira didn't say a word. She was just thinking. Delun also didn't try to distract her.

*****

In Wang Lei's car ;

" I met Delun's mom " Niha said to Wang Lei.

" Mmm. I know " Wang Lei replied.

" You knew ?? How ?? " Niha asked Wang Lei surprisingly.

" Yeah. I saw " Wang Lei replied.

" You saw !!? " Niha asked Wang Lei surprisingly.

Wang Lei nodded his head. Niha thought for a while and said " Hmm. Now I got it ".

" You got it very quickly " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" Mmm. Everything seemed so clear now " Niha said to Wang Lei.

" When I was fighting back with Rose Jiang, You called me out of the blue. It means that you were somewhere around there at that time and you called me designedly. You observed the whole scene and you purposely talked about the ring. Am I correct ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

" Bravo. You became so clever after staying with me. Good " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" Narcissist " Niha mumbled.

" What did you say ? " Wang Lei asked Niha.

" Me !? Nothing " Niha said to Wang Lei.

" Alright. I have a question for you " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" What is that ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

" Why is miss Rose Jiang interested in you ? " Wang Lei asked Niha.

" Come again ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

" I'm asking why is Miss Jiang interested in you " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" Ryan !? What do you mean by that ? " Niha asked Wang Lei astonishingly.

" Look, She has been showing up everywhere. Which means she is following your every move. Don't you think this is eccentric !? She don't like when someone approaches you and talks with you " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" So ? What are you trying to say ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

Wang Lei said " May be... ".

" Ahh May be ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

" May be she likes you " Wang Lei said to Niha mockingly.

" Eww !! it's really disgusting !! Stop it Ryan " Niha said to Wang Lei.

Niha thought for a while and asked " Are you being serious Ryan ? ".

" Probably. I am being serious. Just think about it " Niha asked Wang Lei.

" Think about whom ? About Rose Jiang ? " Niha asked Wang Lei.

Wang Lei nodded his head in agreement and laughed.

" Ohh. Come on. This is too much. She don't like me since the beginning " Niha said to Wang Lei.

" That's it ? " Wang Lei asked Niha sarcastically.

" I'm gonna kill you " Niha said to Wang Lei.

" You're going to kill me for that girl !? Niha don't you have conscience ? You are so mean. I'm disappointed In you. Huh !! " Wang Lei said to Niha.

" You... " Niha said and started hitting Wang Lei's hand.

" Hey !? Stop hitting me. Let me focus on my driving " Wang Lei said to Niha.

Niha stopped hitting him and then they went to their villa.

*****

At Hira's Home ;

Hira sat on the couch and Delun gave her a glass of juice.

And then Delun sat next to Hira and asked " What makes you feeling so concerned ? ".

" Del, I found out something unusual and it comes like a bolt from the blue " Hira said to Delun.

" What's that ? " Delun asked Hira.

" Niha.. " Hira said to Delun.

" What happened to Niha ? " Delun asked Hira.

Hira said " Nothing happened to her. But, that locket.... ".

" Don't give a pause. Which locket ? " Delun asked Hira.

" Today I saw a locket on Niha's neck " Hira said to Delun.

" Do you like that ? Don't worry, I'll buy you the selfsame " Delun said to Hira.

" No need. I have exactly the same locket " Hira replied.

" That's good. But what's the issue ? " Delun asked Hira.

" That is the issue " Hira replied.

" What !? " Delun asked Hira.

" Yeah. That locket had a story. Actually I had a childhood friend named Erin Bharadwaj. We were bosom friends. When we were six years old Erin's dad bought two alike lockets from France on Erin's birthday for us. I have one of them and today I noticed that Niha is wearing the other one " Hira said to Delun.

" Ohh.. Come on Babe. The shop would made so many such lockets " Delun said to Hira.

" No way. They're very costly lockets. Also Uncle Vihan told us that the shop made only two such lockets with unique design and uncle bought them the two lockets " Hira said to Delun.

Later she added " One more important thing. Do you remember ? I told you in newyork that she looked very familiar. Not only her face but also her name. Look my childhood friend's name is Erin Bharadwaj and Niha's full name is Niha Bharadwaj. Don't you think it sounds so odd ? ".

Delun nodded his head and asked " Yeah. where is your childhood friend ? What she is doing now ? ".

" She is no more. She died in an accident when she was seven " Hira replied.

" What about her parents ? " Delun asked Hira.

" They were also died in that accident " Hira replied.

" I see " Delun said.

" On top of that, I asked Anderson about Niha's family. He said that Niha has a sister and a brother. Their names are Tanvi and Rishi. That made me think deep. Because they are actually Niha's cousins. How did they became Niha's siblings ?? I suspect something had happened back then. There is something peculiar about this. Why did Erin changed her name to Niha ?? What happened to her and her family ?? " So many questions arose in Hira's head.

< End Of The Chapter 76 >